> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:20:56 -0800 (PST) > > https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/should-you-be-worried-about-new-covid-strains Yeah, I was surprised at how much the increased infectiousness has been downplayed. It seems like this is exactly how we would've expected the virus to mutate and exactly how it's adapting to stay alive. In other words, the more we slow it down by lockdowns, the more it will adapt to that situation by becoming more communicable. I'm guessing that the next mutation will be for it to have a longer incubation period before symptoms appear.